Embroidered Wire Dipole Antennas Using Novel Copper Yarns

作者：Acti Tess^*; Chauraya Alford; Zhang Shiyu; Whittow William G; Seager Rob; Vardaxoglou J C; Dias Tilak

来源：IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2015, 14: 638-641.

DOI：10.1109/LAWP.2014.2371338

• Copper wire
• embroidered antennas
• fabric antennas
• wearable electronics

This letter presents a method of fabricating wearable antennas by embroidering novel fine copper yarn. In this work, fine copper wires are first twisted together to create a physically strong and yet flexible thread. A digital embroidery machine was used to create dipole antennas. The dc resistance of the antenna arms along with the return loss, radiation patterns, and efficiency of the antennas have been measured. The results are compared to embroidered dipoles using commercially available conductive threads and etched copper antennas.

• 出版日期2015